Great Lake Swimmers - Great Lake Swimmers Lyrics
The currents want to pull you downThe bottom is empty, invisibleWhere is the shoreOh I can’t see it anymoreFeeling so tired, have to keep floatingThe bottom is so far awayThe shore is so far awayThe finish line is out of sightI won’t give up without a fightIt’s such a long swimThe waves are coming at full forceAnd even though I thrash aboutIt only makes it worseI only get more tiredHave I gotten out so farI don’t know where the boat docks areAnd the moon just laughs at meA sickle in a cotton veilWill I make it through this galeIt’s such a long swimIt’s such a long swim, it’s such a long swimIt’s such a long swim, it’s such a long swimI was standing on a pierWas it very far from hereNothing but the water soundsAnd if I had it in a glassI could drink it down and laughI would laugh and drink it downThe water is so pure tonightIt brings you life yet makes you drownThe fish must be laughingI have seen the boats of steelI have used a fishing reelI am bobbing like a corkIn this never-ending darkI am soaked from toe to chinI will not let the water inIs there any use at allTo fight against this heavy tideWill it take me in its strideIt’s such a long swimIt’s such a long swim, it’s such a long swimI was sitting in the sandWaves were tumbling with the windThey pulled him outThey pulled him inThe stretcher brought him back againThe sirens let the swimmers knowNot to wrestle undertoesIt’s such a long swimAnd now there is no sign of landThe breakers are behind me nowSplashing in a hopeless flowFar above the muddy sandWill I dry off on the rocksWill I ever see the docksThe beacons must have all burnt outI am flooded with this doubtIt’s such a long swimIt’s such a long swim, it’s such a long swimIt’s such a long swim, it’s such a long swimIt’s such a long swim, it’s such a long swimIt’s such a long swim, it’s such a long swim
